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[Herald Interview] Looking at the future of esports

Oct 6, 2020

Gen.G’s Arnold Hur predicts LCK turning to franchises will lead to improvements in esports industry
LoL Worlds play-ins: A miracle for the underdogs

Oct 2, 2020

Leading up to the 2020 League of Legends World Championships, many knew this year would be different. COVID-19 not only put an end to travel across China for the 10th year of LoL esports, but also m...
Damwon Gaming No. 2 in ESPN LoL Worlds power rankings

Sept 19, 2020

As the 2020 League of Legends World Championship looms closer with the opening ceremony on Sept. 25, ESPN released its annual power rankings for the teams competing this year, Wednesday. Damwon Gami...
DWG stomps DRX to win LCK, sets their eyes on Worlds

Sept 7, 2020

Damwon Gaming hoisted the LCK trophy for the first time in its history, sweeping DRX in three games in the 2020 League of Legends Champions Korea Summer Finals on Saturday. Matches were played online...
Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism draws up standard contract for esports

Sept 4, 2020

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism released standard contracts for esports on Thursday, addressing last year‘s online petition that requested action for fair contracts between players and or...
ShowMaker sweeps LCK Awards

Sept 4, 2020

To no one‘s suprise, Damwon Gaming’s Head Coach Zefa won Best Coach after an unrivaled summer season, placing Damwon Gaming in the LCK finals for the first time in the organization’s history. DRX an...
Riot Games announces preferred bidders for LCK franchise

Aug 30, 2020

Riot Games Korea on Friday announced the 10 preferred bidders for negotiating for LoL Champions Korea franchises next year, along with five teams that have the next priority, should negotiations with...
T1, Faker victims of first postseason League of Legends upset

Aug 27, 2020

The postseason for 2020 League of Legends Champions Korea Summer season kicked off with Afreeca Freecs playing against T1 in a best-of-3 series on Wednesday and resulted in a major upset where Afreec...
Korean players in LCS hope to make Worlds

Aug 22, 2020

As major regions in League of Legends hold on to their seats with summer playoffs starting, many Korean players can be found in teams outside the LCK, hoping to qualify for the LoL World Championship...
LCK announces transition to online for remainder of season

Aug 21, 2020

Riot Games Korea announced that the rest of the matches for the summer season will be held online, starting Friday, in response to the growing number of COVID-19 cases in the capital area. LoL Champ...
Four teams qualify for LCK playoffs while AFS likely to take last spot

Aug 10, 2020

T1 secured their playoff spot with a 2-0 victory over Team Dynamics on Sunday, leaving only one final ticket left for the taking. Four teams -- Damwon Gaming, DRX, Gen.G and T1 -- have secured playo...
DWG reigns atop LCK after defeating Gen.G

Aug 7, 2020

With the match even at one apiece, Damwon decided to rotate Sejuani to support at the last minute in the pick-and-ban phase and picked Karthus for Canyon in the third set. Damwon also banned out Ashe...
First-ever gaming audition program features new talent, legendary mentors

Aug 2, 2020

Four legendary retired professional gamers joined the program as mentors. Two-time world champion “Wolf” has teamed up with “PawN,” the 2014 world champion, to create a five-person roster team. 2015...
First round recap for LCK as World Championship remains uncertain with ongoing pandemic

Jul 20, 2020

At a record of 9-1, DRX only dropped a match to KT. The team full of rookies in 2020 has become a formidable force, with Chovy dominating the laning phase and bottom lane holding the team steady. Da...
First foreign head coach of LCK continues his magic

Jul 13, 2020

Jakob Mebdi, the first non-Korean head coach in the League of Legends Champions Korea, is proving that importing foreign talent can work in the Korean esports scene game after game. Mebdi is also kn...